It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.
AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR
Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, Creating America, and ABC-CLIO
THE YALTA CONFERENCE
Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
United Nations will be formed
THE UNITED NATIONS
Organization of nations united together to keep peace so that when there were problems USSR, Great Britain, France, and China
CONTAINMENT
- An iron curtain
-countries that are satellites of Soviet Union
-Communism is spreading, U.S. doesn't like it - they're going to contain it.
-Communism wasn't fair, no freedom.
THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE
The U.S. needs to invest in foreign countries
-give countries money that are resisting the Soviet/Communism.
-Specifically Turkey and Greece
THE MARSHALL PLAN
-Give foreign countries money to rebuild after the war
-The U.S. has great power...
- Money helped restore industry, agriculture, and trade
THE BERLIN AIRLIFT
-Part of Germany (Berlin) was in Soviet Union, and the western half became isolated as a democracy as the other part was forcing into communism.
-Soviet Union blocked all trade and transportation from entering western Germany in hopes of pushing out the allies.
-The Berlin Airlift dropped supplies for the people so they could survive the 11 month blockade.
NATO
-U.S. builds up it military with its European allies
-They hoped that the united front and strong military would discourage Soviets from attacking.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
-race for military dominance
COMMUNISM IN CHINA
-Communists defeated the anti-communists in civil war in China.
-Nationalist government falls and leader flees
- U.S. thinks that Soviet Union was trying to take over the world.
THE KOREAN WAR
No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity
MCCARTHYISM
-Strongly against Communism
-McCarthyism stands for reckless charges against innocent citizens
-He was criticized for his poor behavior and soon faded altogether.
It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.
AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR
Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, Creating America, and ABC-CLIO
Organization of nations united together to keep peace so that when there were problems
USSR, Great Britain, France, and China
- An iron curtain
-countries that are satellites of Soviet Union
-Communism is spreading, U.S. doesn't like it - they're going to contain it.
-Communism wasn't fair, no freedom.
The U.S. needs to invest in foreign countries
-give countries money that are resisting the Soviet/Communism.
-Specifically Turkey and Greece
-Give foreign countries money to rebuild after the war
-The U.S. has great power...
- Money helped restore industry, agriculture, and trade
-Part of Germany (Berlin) was in Soviet Union, and the western half became isolated as a democracy as the other part was forcing into communism.
-Soviet Union blocked all trade and transportation from entering western Germany in hopes of pushing out the allies.
-The Berlin Airlift dropped supplies for the people so they could survive the 11 month blockade.
-U.S. builds up it military with its European allies
-They hoped that the united front and strong military would discourage Soviets from attacking.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
-race for military dominance
-Communists defeated the anti-communists in civil war in China.
-Nationalist government falls and leader flees
- U.S. thinks that Soviet Union was trying to take over the world.
No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity
-Strongly against Communism
-McCarthyism stands for reckless charges against innocent citizens
-He was criticized for his poor behavior and soon faded altogether.